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#EBD5E2

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #EBD5E2

#EBD5E2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5EBDE — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBD5E2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red235
Green213
Blue226

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EBD5E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD5E2.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBD5E2.
15.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBD5E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBD5E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6D9E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADCE1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EED5D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBD5E2?

#EBD5E2 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 84% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #EBD5E2?

Use black text. Black on #EBD5E2 has a contrast ratio of 15.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBD5E2?

Its complementary colour is #D5EBDE, and analogous partners are #E9D5EB and #EBD5D7.